Hey Everyone!
It's been a few days since the campaign ended, and we're sure you've been inundated with emails, but we've got one more for you. 

We're so excited to be making this book, and we couldn't have done it without you. 

In the meantime, we're getting ready for our next campaign.
If you're a fan of Owlbears and enamel pins, we're going to be voting on a lot of awesome designs from the very talented Maru Davalos. We're working on a campaign frame for Daggerheart to go along with the designs.

Check out the project and start voting here: Launch Party | The Owlbear Ranch - BackerKit

We're just 90 minutes away from the end of the campaign and are so excited to be bringing this project to life. Thanks to everyone for making this our largest comic campaign ever!

We're only about $600 away from our next stretch goal PLUS Suncrest is currently sitting at 81% of our engagement points to get everyone who backs a Suncrest project a freebie digital zine.

If you have anyone that you know would love Bound by Words or any of the other projects in Printopia let them know! As long as the backer train is moving the campaign will stay live in overtime mode!

While we're hard at work on Bound by Words, we also have a few other comics in the pipeline. We've dropped a poll below, let us know what sounds the most interesting.

(All the projects below are in development. These are working titles)

Comic #1: Phantom of the Space Opera - (Sci-Fi Sapphic Romance)

After the last war ended, a decommissioned battle station was turned into an opera house as a gesture of peace for the galaxy. But the deadly AI still haunts the ramparts behind the stage causing trouble for the new owners -- the wealthy elite of a crime syndicate. Christine will need all the wits, skill, and vocal talent she has to infiltrate the opera house, take down the syndicate, and become the opera's new leading lady.

Comic #2: Red Beer Inn (Fantasy Adventure/Gay Romance)

Dunstan, a good-hearted but down-on-his luck dwarf and Hank, a cynical ex-cleric orc, couldn't be more different. But when they discover an abandoned baby human girl, they resolve to raise her together. Hijinks ensue as they try to live a life of adventure before settling down to run a tavern. But their pasts are never too far behind them. Will their love be strong enough to overcome it all?

Comic #3: La Navaja (Crime Drama/Sapphic Romance)

In New York City, a powerful crime boss known as La Navaja (The Knife) ruthlessly protects her community by keeping the gangs there in check. When external forces draw her into conflict with the Mafia, she must join forces with a policewoman to keep her family safe and to root out corruption in the city. 

Hello Everyone,
We're down to the final 48 hours of the campaign!
Thank you all for bringing us this far. 💖

To celebrate, we're adding a digital indie comics bundle to everyone's pledge.
Every backer will get the following stories added to their rewards for free.

Astounding Tales #1

12-year-old Billie faces all the normal challenges of a young girl in a new city - moving into a new house, making new friends, and discovering she is secretly a powerful android built by her father. Not to mention the wild assortment of monsters, giant robots, and menacing villains she now faces. Join her as she takes them all down in this love letter to the golden age of comics in the Astounding Tales. Illustrated by Raymond Griffith, the artist behind Cecil the Wizard!

Broken Trident #1

After his home is destroyed, a young sea-elf must come to terms with his failures and set things straight, or the whole world may suffer.

Robyn #1

Robyn is an ongoing comic series about a young, intelligent, and skillful girl called Robyn, who just happens to be an outlaw, surviving on her own in Sherwood Forest! Until, that is, she runs an errand for the dubious Tuck, which leads her into her greatest adventure yet; one that she cannot complete alone.

Mandrill P.I. #1

Who stops cartoons when they turn criminal? MANDRILL P.I., that's who!
He’s a hardboiled, hard-drinking private detective, and in this tale, he must solve the murder of his city’s foremost celebrity. But when he discovers a deadly conspiracy behind the scenes that threatens to engulf the entire town, will he stop it in time? Or will mad science bring a violent end to him and everything he’s ever cared for? MANDRILL P.I. is a hardboiled noir tale set in a cartoon metropolis. Think Hellboy meets True Detective meets Looney Tunes.

The Herebey Dragons #1

Bobby is just a normal boy with a normal mother. Or so he thought. But when she takes him to an antiques shop one lunchtime, he discovers a prism which harbours a secret his ancestors have sworn to protect.

For those who haven't backed yet, this is the final countdown!
We still have time to unlock the collectible card set.
If you're ready to pledge, back it here: Sapphic Fantasy Romance Comic: Bound by Words #1

Yours Faithfully, 
The ADM Team

Hey everyone!
Thanks for sticking with us so far.
 
We're closing in on the end of the campaign with only eight days remaining! We've unlocked a paper upgrade for every book, and we're well on our way to unlocking collectable cards as well. These cards will have some fun notes about each of the characters, and we'll be sending out digital versions of them, too.

Congratulations to Kayla Boss for winning the special Bound by Words journal!  
We'll include the journal when we ship your pledge.
 

Both our collab partners have unlocked new and exciting stretch goals.

If you're looking for more stories and a few additional rewards, make sure to check them out.

Comic Book Collectors Guild Cafe

Comic Book Collectors Guild Cafe has unlocked their first paper upgrade and has just unlocked an additional art print and postcard! They're on their way to a second paper upgrade for this 130-page graphic novel about 5 magical animal friends and their cafe. They've got a poll open right now about what your favorite reading genre is. If you've backed, you can vote!

When you back this project and Bound By Words, at the physical level, you'll get the 1.5" enamel pin from Mythic MGMT and the Hatch & Friends Art Print by Rahlee Draws with a Souflee recipe. We tested the souflee recipe ourselves and can confirm that it's tasty!

You can back them here: Collectors Guild Cafe


Lesbians In Space 2: The Sapphics Strike Back

Lesbians In Space 2 has unlocked a pay upgrade for all their writers (heck yes!) plus an additional 5 illustrations for the book. They're just $30 away from their next stretch goal: 4x6 versions of all ten illustrations from both anthologies, plus the cover art from both books!

When you back Lesbians In Space 2 and Bound By Words, you'll get an exclusive short story "Destroy All System Lords" by William C. Tracey with the companion art print by Rahlee Draws. It's an epic and thrilling sci-fi story that may be short but packs a punch.
 
 You can back them here: Lesbians In Space 2

Also, check out the other great projects in Suncrest. We've got everything from hard-boiled detectives, to warring orc factions, to magical cats! There are only 6 projects in our group, so give them a good look and prepare to be delighted. 

We're putting together a digital bundle of indie comics that we're going to add to everyone's pledge. 
We'll announce which books will be in the bundle in the next few days. 

We figure most of you are romance fans, but outside of that, which genres do you like to read the most? (If you have a few, feel free to comment as well. Sorry, the poll only allows one option at a time)

Hello everyone!
We are back with a new achievement for the campaign and directions for how to win the notebook.

But first, we wanted to highlight some other projects in Printopia with us.

Aside from our collab partners, there are two other cool projects we think you might enjoy:

Echoes is a 28-page black and white one-shot comic about what happens the morning after the village burns the witch. It's an eerie puritan folk horror that reads like The VVitch meets Midnight Mass.

Echoes tells the terrifying story of a puritan town reaping exactly what they've sown, where the celebration at the feet of a charred corpse turns into blood-curdling screams and the wilderness claims what belongs to it once again. It's a story about the reverberations of heinous acts and the guilt of being a bystander in a cruel system. It's a warning about why you should never, ever burn the witch.

They are also offering a sapphic comic as an add-on to the campaign, called The Catskin and the Rose.

Back it here: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/wells-thompson/echoes-a-one-shot-horror-comic

Leif & Thorn is an original, LGBTQ-centric, fantasy webcomic, about a magic knight trying to have a romance in his second language. It's collected into volumes here on Printopia for you to enjoy. 

In this volume, an AU version of Magic Knight Thorn has been dropped into the universe, and it's up to Ex-Dark-magical-boy Kale to find a way to return him. Kale was finally getting his life together. He joined a cult-survivor support group. He made some friends, who know his sordid backstory and like him anyway. He has a non-evil job. He has a dog. Nobody's tried to kill him for a solid year! But it's been touch-and-go ever since Kid Thorne showed up, and Kale doesn't actually know how to send him home. It'll take a crack team of mad scientists and magical-girl adults to help him figure it out.

Back it here: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/erin-ptah/leif-thorn-volume-8

 

If you haven't checked out our collab partners yet, here's a rundown!

The Collectors Guild Cafe is a cozy, LGBTQ-Friendly graphic novel about five friends who come together for adventure and fun playing D&D in their friend's cafe! They are Alister the Minotaur, Hatch the Griffin, Mythri the Siren, Titus the Golem, and Zephyr the Dragon.

Everything is going great, until Zephyr’s favorite book starts to wither, smudge, and fall apart. Stuck in the past, he desperately tries to hold on and fix what is fading. A newcomer, Poppy the Kitsune, may hold the answer. Can she help Zephyr rescue what is lost? Or is a more important lesson coming their way?

Back it here: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/mythic-management/cgc-comic

Because history doesn't reward nice women. Launch into a new batch of Lesbians and Space! Lesbians in Space explores the galaxy from the unique perspective of the lesfic world, blending the best of sapphic literature with modern sci-fi and space opera tropes.

This volume delves into cosmic encounters, grappling with AIs, finding ancient colonies, and veering through daring heists and zany hijinks! Explore abandoned relics and ruins, dodge space debris, communicate with unknown and known aliens, and participate in space races.

Back it here: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/space-wizard-science-fantasy/lesbians-in-space-2-the-sapphics-strike-back

We've added a new achievement to the project. We're trying to get 50 shares on Facebook. 

When we reach the goal, something exciting will happen. ✨👀

Here's the link: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/attic-door-media/bound-by-words/community_achievements/6862#top

We've got ONE (1) unlined notebook laser-etched with the Bound By Words logo. 

Leave a comment with your answer to the question below by Saturday, 09/20 at 11:59 pm ET.

We'll roll the dice and select one commenter with a physical pledge to win the notebook!

Thank you all for your support so far. 
You are the wax seal stamped upon our hearts. 💌

Happy commenting!